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Thursday 29 October 2020
The National Women’s Council said the low number is a consequence of a failure to run enough women on electable seats.
At least 30% of a party’s candidates in general elections must be women.
Sarah Jane O’Keefe was appointed in the Circuit Court in Trim.
A Central Bank report found that 80% of senior appointments in recent years were men.
The summer school is due to kick off this weekend.
O’Toole’s name had appeared on a solely male list of speakers for a panel discussion on gender stereotypes.
A report on the broadcaster’s progress will be produced in a year’s time.
The BBC published a list of its top-earners in July 2017, showing significant pay gaps between men and women.
Before O’Connell, Today FM had no women hosting a show during its peak hours of 7am – 7pm.
The National Women’s Council will be meeting with the BAI on the issue.
A co-founder of the Sunday Business Post, Aileen O’Toole learned some valuable lessons about operating in a male-dominated sector.
A new report was published today looking into the political performance of women in the 47-nation Council of Europe.
We asked the stations themselves – and the Minister for Communications.
Stone, who won the best actress Oscar for her role in La La Land, made $26 million in pre-tax earnings in the year up to June.
The Canadian PM has a gender-balanced Cabinet. Varadkar was criticised for not promoting more women.
Just 22.3% of TDs who won seats in the last election were women.
Only in a sexist society would women be told that caring about representation at the highest levels of government is wrong, writes Lorraine Courtney.
Who runs the world… girls?
A target of 40% female representation has been set for State boards.
When it’s between two candidates of equal merit, female candidates will be priorities.
Campaigners have criticised the appointments, and called for progress in the selection of junior ministers.
We were beaten only by South Korea when it comes to how much we know about social realities.
As political parties try to ensure a third of their Dáil hopefuls are female, a new poll has some interesting findings.
A new report paints a grim picture of gender balance in Irish media.
With all 40 selection conventions complete, party strategists are now deciding where to add candidates in order to comply with gender quotas.
The civil service is trying to be gender balanced – but it’s got a long way to go.
Keelin Shanley talks gender quotas and panel balance.
We asked backbencher Aine Collins.
The Minister for Justice said that women often feel they have more to prove.
Gender imbalance isn’t good for society or business, Minister Aodhan Ó Riordáin says.
Analysis: What should have been a routine filling of a Seanad vacancy has turned into a a bit of a mess for the government party.
Just 27 of Ireland’s 166 TDs are female but gender quotas will be in place for the next General Election.
The Government has set out a 40% balance as a goal.
Last year, female representation on state boards stood at 36.2%.
Just 27 of Ireland’s 166 TDs are female, but are gender quotas the best way to increase this figure?
From the candidacy selections so far, Fianna Fáil is the worst when it comes to having women stand for office in the local elections this year.
Many high-profile women from the science, tech, engineering and maths fields have little or no profile on the contributor-generated online encyclopaedia.
5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock.
MEMBERS OF THE Association of Secondary Teachers in Ireland (ASTI) yesterday voted to take industrial action unless the government addresses several issues related to Covid-19 in schools by 30 October.
The issues in question include the need for a comprehensive testing programme, rapid testing and turnaround times, along with resources for schools to ensure continuation of learning if schools are closed or people are self-isolating.
The ASTI president Ann Piggott said: “ASTI members are clearly stating that they want schools to remain open for students during this pandemic.”
She said teachers are “demanding that the government step up” and provide solutions to these issues.
So, today we want to know: Would you support teachers striking over Covid-19 safety concerns?
Poll Results:
Share your story: voices@thejournal.ie
The goalposts – and polling analysis – have shifted since 2016, Noel Rock writes.
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